| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Rushcutters Bay |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014578 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown Australian Official Photographer |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Rushcutters Bay |
| Date made | 2 April 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
D.S.M.'S PRESENTED AT RUSHCUTTERS BAY NAVAL DEPOT. JENNIFER PURTELL (7 YEARS) AND MAXWELL REECE, ...
Description
D.S.M.'S PRESENTED AT RUSHCUTTERS BAY NAVAL DEPOT. JENNIFER PURTELL (7 YEARS) AND MAXWELL REECE, (12 YEARS) BOTH RECEIVED THEIR FATHERS' DSM'S FROM REAR ADMIRAL G.C.MUIRHEAD-GOULD. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER WRITER E.G. PURTELL OF H.M.A.S. "PARRAMATTA" IS MISSING BELIEVED KILLED AND STOKER PETTY OFFICER W.J.H. REECE OF H.M.A.S. "PERTH" IS MISSING. Petty Officer Reece had in fact been killed in action when HMAS Perth was sunk during the battle of the Sunda Straits on 1 March 1942.